Currently, from memory:PhenomX4, 4 gigs of RAM (DDR3, pretty sure), 700gig SATA, AMD 5770, Xonar D2X (nice) or a Logitech USB headset for sound, I think a 23" monitor. I'm thinking about going to 2 monitors but have to change up my desk area for that. Most of this upgrade was to get Borderlands to run fairly smooth 'cuz I'm a frame rate ho.

Cinderella story. Outta nowhere.... It looks like a mirac... It's in the chains!

Hey, while we're nerding out... Has anyone used or own a Razer Blackwidow keyboard? On the fence over getting one, I hear a lot of good stuff and (as usual with Razer) I hear a lot of bad stuff. Curious to hear direct feedback.

MSI mobo4 gigs of DDR2, 3.54 in use, most likely in the 400MHz region... =)Athlon 64 X2 4200+Radeon 1950 Pro 512 MB3x internal HD of various sizes (I'm pretty sure they're like 300, 500 and 640GB), been years since I took a look at them...3x external HD of various sizes (640 GB and 2x 1 TB).

They called me too and they want it all back. =)

Parks wrote:If the posts on this forum are any indication, the PD is like a Teebird with sunshine coming out of its butthole so hard that it flies faster.

Jeronimo wrote:Hey, while we're nerding out... Has anyone used or own a Razer Blackwidow keyboard? On the fence over getting one, I hear a lot of good stuff and (as usual with Razer) I hear a lot of bad stuff. Curious to hear direct feedback.

I have a razer blackwidow, not the ultimate model. It's pretty sweet, so far I have no complaints. Been using it for couple months now. Its buttons are just a fraction farther away from each other which took a bit of getting used to from me, since I've used low profile buttoned keyboards mostly.

Jeronimo wrote:Hey, while we're nerding out... Has anyone used or own a Razer Blackwidow keyboard? On the fence over getting one, I hear a lot of good stuff and (as usual with Razer) I hear a lot of bad stuff. Curious to hear direct feedback.

I have a razer blackwidow, not the ultimate model. It's pretty sweet, so far I have no complaints. Been using it for couple months now. Its buttons are just a fraction farther away from each other which took a bit of getting used to from me, since I've used low profile buttoned keyboards mostly.

Cool. Thinking about picking it up for gaming. I hear the mechanical key's are supposed to make you a better typist and all that jazz so supposedly it's THE keyboard to have. Little nervous about some reviews I've been reading about keys being too close together so that everytime you press the space bar (for example) the alt key comes down with it. Also not a big fan of the lack of indent on the caps lock key, that'll take some getting used to. You do any gaming with it? Curious about ghosting issues, I've heard the WSAD keys can have issues registering when shift+alt are pressed as well.

Try an n52 Nostromo pad for gaming if you aren't planning on using a joystick or other gamepad at the same time. There's a conflict on my system with the pad on the n52 and a joystick, your mileage may definitely vary.

Looks like there's a new "Tournament" version, and like Razer has a version as well, but my old Belken n52's held up to my gorilla fingers abusing it for first person shooters and Guild Wars for many years. I like the feel, it's easy to program once I got the hang of the software, and highly durable.

Even if you don't get an n52, a keypad like this lets you use your keyboard just for typing on so you don't have to worry about how many keypresses the keyboard will handle simultaneously. You can focus on getting a keyboard that's good for you to type on. 'Course, there's the cost of the keypad, but for me and my bizarre keyboard, it's worth it.

Cinderella story. Outta nowhere.... It looks like a mirac... It's in the chains!

Solty, just RMA the monitor(s) and then sell them. I had 2 LEDs myself from viewsonic and they died after a year. I RMA'ed them and just sold them on craigslist. Won't do LED till the bugs are fixed. At least now with LCDs they have better capacitors in them so they don't die as quick. Also you should never have your monitors at 100% brightness, that's how you burn them out quicker.